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Snow Bowl
page 3
INDEX...
Editoral... “ How many of these parents can’t read
themselves...” Page 2
Grand Canyon..... Page 3
Senior Citizens..... Page 6
U.J.W.
Pages 4 and 5
The Urban Journal Northern Ariona University Urban Journalism Workshop for Minority Journalists June 18 - July 1, 1983
Governor stresses education
Governor Babbitt celebrates his 45th birthday two days early with the UJW
students Saturday. Photo by Art Trujillo
By Carmelo Alvarez
News Editor
Arizona Governor Bruce Babbitt stress­ed
the importance of education and jour­nalism
during a Saturday visit to the Ur­ban
Journalism Workshop.
Govenor Babbitt said the growth of the
United States is determined by the parallel
growth of education. He added that schools
have to start passing tough laws and prin­cipals
have to start enforcing them.
‘We want principals to cut out the abusive
actions in ‘school/’ Babbitt said.
Babbitt also said the quality of education
that students receive is important. When
asked how he felt about school funding
Babbitt replied/‘Money doesn‘t buy high
standards, achievement does.”
Babbitt said parents should take an ac­tive
role in their children’s educations.
“ If I could pass a law requiring every
parent with a child (two to 10 years of age)
to read for 30 minutes five days out of the
week, I would, nhe said.
Speaking about education itself Babbitt said
he favors going back to the basics. The
basics would include reading, writing, com­puter
literacy and a core curriculum that
everyone would have to take.
“ Studies are correctly showing that
American education is falling behind and
our standards aren’t high enough, said
Babbitt.
Babbitt added that he favors the merit
pay system for teachers.
“ When someone does a good job, he
should be paid better for that job.”
Turning to communication, Babbitt told
the high school journalists that society is on­ly
as important as journalists make it. He
said that journalists have to study the situa­tion
about which they are writing so they
can inform their readers to the best of their
ability.
Technology also is changing journalism,
he said. Journalism is quickly becoming a
computerized field, and journalists will need
to have a basic background in computers,
Babbitt said.
Governor Babbitt also said that reporters
of today and of the future would be better
prepared to do their jobs if they knew a
foreign language. He said he has been
aware of many situations where reporters
were unable to get the story because they
didn’t speak or understand a particular
language. Continued on Page 7
Hughes
attends
committee
By Camille Caesar
Reporter
Last week, NAU President Eugene
Hughes joined the initial session of Gov.
Bruce Babbitt’s Special Committee on the
Quality of Education.
The meeting, chiefly organizational in
nature, was devoted to discussion of specific
policy issues derived from data on the
troubled national school system. Each
report stressed the need for a return to a
core curriculum with renewed emphasis on
mathematics and basic science and un­precedented
attention to com pater science.
From the points raised in this first
assembly, Committee Chairman John
Schaeffer wiD isolate topics for future ses­sions.
By October the committee expects to
—b iit a final report to the governor's of-
Continued on Page 7
Festival shows artists’ work
Trish Vega
Editor
Hundreds of artists from around the
United States will be on the NAU Campus
for the 18th Annual Festival of the Aits,
The program includes music, dance, art,
theater and classic films. Performances and
exhibitions began last Thursday and will
continue through July 31.
The Moya Spanish Dancers, Clare
Fischer, Erick Hawkins and the
Metropolitan Opera’s Roberta Peters,
whose “ phenomenal mastery and virtuosi­ty”
were praised by the New York Times,
will make appearances.
Irwin Hoffman of the Florida Gulf Coast
Symphony Orchestra wffl conduct an or­chestra
of 80 pi nfc—ion>1 mnsinam from
the Flagstaff* Phoenix, Tucson and Meta
A day-long outdoor Jazz Festival will be
held for the first time on Saturday. Jazz
groups performing include Free Flight, a
classical/jazz/impressional quartet that
received the 1982 Golden Feather Award
for outstanding combo, and the Grammy
Award-winning group Clare Fischer and
Salsa Picante .
The work of nationally known sculptor
and ceramist Jim Reedy will be presented
along with that of Native American artist
Wilson Begay.
On stage, “Guys and Dolls” starring
Maria Nixon will feature the Flagstaff Sym­phony
Orchestra with conductor Harold
Weller July 7-10.
Among the more terpsichoreac should be
the Erick Hawkins Dance Company of
New York, the Arizona Metropolitan Baist
and the Moya Spanish Dancers, who w3H
combine the excitement of Flamenco with
the gaiety of folk dances.
Films will be presented every Tuesday
and Thursday at 7:30 and include “ The
Jazz Singer” (Thursday), “ On the Water
front” (Tuesday), “ An American in Paris”
(July 14), “ My Fair Lady” (July 21), and
“ 2001: a Space Oddysey” (July 28).
The Festival of the Arts has been improv­ed
in recent years following a move by a
group of local citizens to add 10-day visits
by touring orchestras to the festival
program.
Eventually, the Festival expanded to in­clude
art gallery exhibits, film classics,
ballet and theater.
“We’ve brought outstanding, profes­sional
art of aD arts to the people of
Flagstaff and toriailorm,” said NAU Marie
DepertBteBt Ckainaa* Pfct Carry. *

Snow Bowl
page 3
INDEX...
Editoral... “ How many of these parents can’t read
themselves...” Page 2
Grand Canyon..... Page 3
Senior Citizens..... Page 6
U.J.W.
Pages 4 and 5
The Urban Journal Northern Ariona University Urban Journalism Workshop for Minority Journalists June 18 - July 1, 1983
Governor stresses education
Governor Babbitt celebrates his 45th birthday two days early with the UJW
students Saturday. Photo by Art Trujillo
By Carmelo Alvarez
News Editor
Arizona Governor Bruce Babbitt stress­ed
the importance of education and jour­nalism
during a Saturday visit to the Ur­ban
Journalism Workshop.
Govenor Babbitt said the growth of the
United States is determined by the parallel
growth of education. He added that schools
have to start passing tough laws and prin­cipals
have to start enforcing them.
‘We want principals to cut out the abusive
actions in ‘school/’ Babbitt said.
Babbitt also said the quality of education
that students receive is important. When
asked how he felt about school funding
Babbitt replied/‘Money doesn‘t buy high
standards, achievement does.”
Babbitt said parents should take an ac­tive
role in their children’s educations.
“ If I could pass a law requiring every
parent with a child (two to 10 years of age)
to read for 30 minutes five days out of the
week, I would, nhe said.
Speaking about education itself Babbitt said
he favors going back to the basics. The
basics would include reading, writing, com­puter
literacy and a core curriculum that
everyone would have to take.
“ Studies are correctly showing that
American education is falling behind and
our standards aren’t high enough, said
Babbitt.
Babbitt added that he favors the merit
pay system for teachers.
“ When someone does a good job, he
should be paid better for that job.”
Turning to communication, Babbitt told
the high school journalists that society is on­ly
as important as journalists make it. He
said that journalists have to study the situa­tion
about which they are writing so they
can inform their readers to the best of their
ability.
Technology also is changing journalism,
he said. Journalism is quickly becoming a
computerized field, and journalists will need
to have a basic background in computers,
Babbitt said.
Governor Babbitt also said that reporters
of today and of the future would be better
prepared to do their jobs if they knew a
foreign language. He said he has been
aware of many situations where reporters
were unable to get the story because they
didn’t speak or understand a particular
language. Continued on Page 7
Hughes
attends
committee
By Camille Caesar
Reporter
Last week, NAU President Eugene
Hughes joined the initial session of Gov.
Bruce Babbitt’s Special Committee on the
Quality of Education.
The meeting, chiefly organizational in
nature, was devoted to discussion of specific
policy issues derived from data on the
troubled national school system. Each
report stressed the need for a return to a
core curriculum with renewed emphasis on
mathematics and basic science and un­precedented
attention to com pater science.
From the points raised in this first
assembly, Committee Chairman John
Schaeffer wiD isolate topics for future ses­sions.
By October the committee expects to
—b iit a final report to the governor's of-
Continued on Page 7
Festival shows artists’ work
Trish Vega
Editor
Hundreds of artists from around the
United States will be on the NAU Campus
for the 18th Annual Festival of the Aits,
The program includes music, dance, art,
theater and classic films. Performances and
exhibitions began last Thursday and will
continue through July 31.
The Moya Spanish Dancers, Clare
Fischer, Erick Hawkins and the
Metropolitan Opera’s Roberta Peters,
whose “ phenomenal mastery and virtuosi­ty”
were praised by the New York Times,
will make appearances.
Irwin Hoffman of the Florida Gulf Coast
Symphony Orchestra wffl conduct an or­chestra
of 80 pi nfc—ion>1 mnsinam from
the Flagstaff* Phoenix, Tucson and Meta
A day-long outdoor Jazz Festival will be
held for the first time on Saturday. Jazz
groups performing include Free Flight, a
classical/jazz/impressional quartet that
received the 1982 Golden Feather Award
for outstanding combo, and the Grammy
Award-winning group Clare Fischer and
Salsa Picante .
The work of nationally known sculptor
and ceramist Jim Reedy will be presented
along with that of Native American artist
Wilson Begay.
On stage, “Guys and Dolls” starring
Maria Nixon will feature the Flagstaff Sym­phony
Orchestra with conductor Harold
Weller July 7-10.
Among the more terpsichoreac should be
the Erick Hawkins Dance Company of
New York, the Arizona Metropolitan Baist
and the Moya Spanish Dancers, who w3H
combine the excitement of Flamenco with
the gaiety of folk dances.
Films will be presented every Tuesday
and Thursday at 7:30 and include “ The
Jazz Singer” (Thursday), “ On the Water
front” (Tuesday), “ An American in Paris”
(July 14), “ My Fair Lady” (July 21), and
“ 2001: a Space Oddysey” (July 28).
The Festival of the Arts has been improv­ed
in recent years following a move by a
group of local citizens to add 10-day visits
by touring orchestras to the festival
program.
Eventually, the Festival expanded to in­clude
art gallery exhibits, film classics,
ballet and theater.
“We’ve brought outstanding, profes­sional
art of aD arts to the people of
Flagstaff and toriailorm,” said NAU Marie
DepertBteBt Ckainaa* Pfct Carry. *